1st Time Vette Owner
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Highland Village TX
1st Time Vette Owner
I just bought a 98' vette and the check engine light came on and stayed on. The system gave me the following codes. Should I not worry about them? The previous owner put headers on the car and this may jack with sensors...
The codes are:
P0133 Heater Oxygen Sensor -Slow Response Bank 1Sensor 1
P0153 Heater oxgen Senor-Slow Response Bank2Sensor 1
Any suggestions. Should I service or leave alone for Now?
The codes are:
P0133 Heater Oxygen Sensor -Slow Response Bank 1Sensor 1
P0153 Heater oxgen Senor-Slow Response Bank2Sensor 1
Any suggestions. Should I service or leave alone for Now?
Pro
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Owatonna MN
Could be a few things, all related to the headers...
* Melted O2 wires (quite possible if the wires have come into contact with the headers)
* Bad O2 sensors (leaded gas will do this)
* Exhaust leak (before the O2 sensor bung)
Melted O2 wires or an exhaust leak are the most likely causes, IMHO.
Sorny
* Melted O2 wires (quite possible if the wires have come into contact with the headers)
* Bad O2 sensors (leaded gas will do this)
* Exhaust leak (before the O2 sensor bung)
Melted O2 wires or an exhaust leak are the most likely causes, IMHO.
Sorny
Drifting
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From: Northern VA
I just bought a 98' vette and the check engine light came on and stayed on. The system gave me the following codes. Should I not worry about them? The previous owner put headers on the car and this may jack with sensors...
The codes are:
P0133 Heater Oxygen Sensor -Slow Response Bank 1Sensor 1
P0153 Heater oxgen Senor-Slow Response Bank2Sensor 1
Any suggestions. Should I service or leave alone for Now?
The codes are:
P0133 Heater Oxygen Sensor -Slow Response Bank 1Sensor 1
P0153 Heater oxgen Senor-Slow Response Bank2Sensor 1
Any suggestions. Should I service or leave alone for Now?
Won't hurt to drive the car either way.
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It WILL hurt the car to drive with a dead front O2, fuel trims will get WAY out of line. Sensor #1 refers to the front and has nothing to do with high flow vs regular cats.
Disregard FRCTony's post. He was thinking you had a sensor #2 issue.
Disregard FRCTony's post. He was thinking you had a sensor #2 issue.
Last edited by BQuicksilver; May 21, 2007 at 09:33 PM.
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Pro
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From: Owatonna MN
Drifting
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From: Northern VA
There are more than a few folks running without O2 sensors.